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Woodroffe Ave. in Barrhaven has reopened after a pedestrian was struck early Tuesday morning.

Woodroffe Ave. was closed between Cresthaven Dr. and Whitewater St. after the 21-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle and sent flying 10 metres. It reopened at about 8:30 a.m.

The victim sustained a serious leg fracture and a possible head injury, according to Ottawa paramedics. She was rapidly treated at the scene and taken to the trauma centre at the Ottawa Hospital.

Paramedics say it took just seven minutes from their arrival at the scene to get the woman immobilized and en route to hospital. She was reported in serious but stable condition.

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Pedestrian struck on Woodroffe Ave. in Barrhaven

Woodroffe Ave. in Barrhaven has reopened after a pedestrian was struck early Tuesday morning.
Woodroffe Ave. was closed between Cresthaven Dr. and Whitewater St. after the 21-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle and sent flying 10 metres. It reopened at about 8:30 a.m.